"The mystical impulse in men is somehow a desire to possess the universe. In women, it's a desire to be possessed."

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Source : "The Black Room". Book by Colin Wilson, p. 108, 1971.

Colin Wilson

#Men Quotes #Desire Quotes #Mystical Quotes

“Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.”
“Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.”
“Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion, benevolence, and humanity.”
“We carve on our body what society teaches us and continue this task, not knowing the identity they force us to have. This identity is carved on our faces and our skins. Not knowing our bodies have become "the paper made of human meat," we stuff our bodies and make them a theater where cultural symbols or suppressed symbols play.”

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“There are no gods here, no ghosts and spirits in America, there are no angels in America, no spiritual past, no racial past, there's only the political, and the decoys and the ploys to maneuver around the inescapable battle of politics.”
“I think that simply nudging yourself into unfamiliar settings - physical or emotional - can produce surprising results on the writing front.”

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“Me and Todd? Together against the Mayor?" She smiles. "He doesn't stand a chance.”
“A Negro who does not vote is ungrateful to those who have already died in the fight for freedom. ... Any person who does not vote is failing to serve the cause of freedom - his own freedom, his people's freedom, and his country's freedom.”

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